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Making Of America Flashcards

1
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When was the North West Territory settled?

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1787

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When was the South West Territory settled?

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1790

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When was the Louisiana purchase and how much was it?

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1803 and £15 million

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When was the Missouri compromise?

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1820

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5
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When was the Indian Removal Act?

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1830

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6
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How many people are needed for a territory to be named a state?

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60,000

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How many states were there in 1790?

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13

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States can make laws but they cannot go against the…

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Constitution

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9
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What is a pioneer?

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People who explore or settle a new country or area

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What is an abolitionist?

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Someone who believes slavery is wrong

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When was the cotton gin made and by who?

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1793 by Eli Whitney

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12
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How many times day faster does the cotton gin process cotton?

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50 times

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13
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When was Andrew Jackson president?

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1829 to 1837

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14
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What act did Andrew Jackson pass?

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The Indian Removal Act

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When was the Trail Of Tears?

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1838

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How many died on The Trail Of Tears?

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4000

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What were the 3 main reasons for Indian Removal?

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The role of Andrew Jackson, pressure from white settlers and native resistance

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18
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Why did America expand 1789-1838?

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Demand for Cotton eg Georgia being settled in 1790

19
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Why did slavery grow 1789-1838?

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Cotton Gin eg Could produce 50 times more cotton produced made in 1793

20
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Consequences of the growth of slavery 1789-1838?

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Missouri compromise eg in 1820 they agreed that states must come in pairs of free and slave

21
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Why did the Indians get removed 1830 and 1838

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Indian removal act (1830) eg 15,000 Choctaw gave up 15 million acres of traditional land to relocate west

22
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How typical were the lives of the Lakota Sioux?

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Typical - warrior culture eg Learned to fight from a young age
A-Typical - Relations with whites eg Nez perce helping Lewis and Clark 1830-6

23
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Why did so many move west in the 1840s

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Depression eg Banking collapse in 1837 so needed to go somewhere else

24
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Was everyone’s journey west the same?

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Similar - high death rates eg disease killing 600 Mormons
Different- Tensions with natives eg Whitman mission attacked by Cayuse in 1847

25
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What were the consequences of the california gold rush?

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Nature-Water sources got poluted
Settlement-People settled in California and by 1850 it was a state
Natives- In 1850 Natives could be leaglly bought and sold as slaves

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When was the California gold rush?

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1848-49

27
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When was the Pikes peak Gold Rush?

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1858

28
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What happened as a result of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush

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Farming-People starting farming in the plains for the fist time
Settlement - 1861 St Joseph and Kansas become a popular state
Tension- The Government broke the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851

29
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How long did the pacific railroad take to make?

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1862-69

30
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What happened as a result of building the pacific railroad?

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Wealth-Big Companies owned 175,000 acres of land
Workers-12,000 Chinese immagrants abused
Natives- Killed all the Buffalo, only 53 left in America

31
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What happened as a result of Cattle drives (1867-1880)

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Profits- Cattle traders become rich
Cowboys- Exploited in danegerous conditions
Cow Towns- Abeline, Texas

32
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What happened as a result of Cattle Ranches(1867-1880)

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Profits- Cattle barons become dominant
Cowboys- Start to decline in culture
Overgrazing- The buffalo cannot eat as much so disrupted Native American lives

33
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Why was living on the plains as a homesteader so difficult?

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Lack of resources- Homes built from mud and had very little clean water
Weather- Extreme heat in the summer could cause fires and tornadoe were a problem
Unproductive land- You could not grow many crops on the land
Isolation- They were often miles from any towns

34
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Why did homesteaders try and live on the plains?

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1862 Homestead Act which said that if they lived on the land for 5 years and farmed it they would get 160 acres for free

35
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Which factors contributed to the destruction of Native American culture 1877-1900 and what were the consequences of it?

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Buffalo Hunters- They destroyed their nomadic culture as they now could not hunt buffalo
Friends of the Idian- They forced western practises upon Indian children
White Settlers- They fenced the areas so the buffalo were disrupted
US winning the wars- The US won the Indian wars and so they could not put up a fight against them
Consequences- Tribal land was given up, wounded knee in 1890 400 gohhost dancers surrendered , western culture was focred upon the Indians

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Why was there so much bloodshed on the plains 1861-1877 and what where the consequences of it?

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Little Crows War (1862 Dakota Sioux) - They had horrible treatment on the plains with many starving, they killed 500 settlers so were attacked by the army
Red Clouds War (1866-68 Lakota Sioux)- The Government broke the Fort Laramie treaty (1851),they wanted revenge for the Sand Creek Massacre,They refused to stop attacking miners who were destroying their land
Consequences- They are forced onto reservtions

37
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Who were the winners and losers of big businesses?

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WInners: American Tobacco company, migrants, bananza farms
Losers: Sharecroppers, homesteaders and workers

38
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Who were the winners and losers of cities?

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Winners:Those in control of cities, people living in cities,women
Losers: Immigrants, Chinese workers, Families

39
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Why did slavery grow 1789-1838?

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Demand for cotton, the cotton gin, new fertile lands, funding

40
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What were the consequences of slavery growing 1789-1838?

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Abolitionist, political power struggle, missouri compromise

41
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Why did a Civil War begin in 1861

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Slavery: Abolitionists, Harpers Ferry (1859), Election of Lincoln (1860)
Underlying tensions: Underlying tensions between North and South, Kansas Nebraska Act (1854), Secession of the southern states (1860)

42
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How far did black American lives change during the civil war 1861-5?

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In the North-Discrimintation about having to fight in a war for black lives and when they did join the army they were used as canon foder
In the South- Limited oportunities and they had de jure freedom as some still worked on plantations but were payed

43
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How far did black americans make progress during reconstruction?

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Progress-Legally they gained many rights such as the ability to vote and work and the Freedmans Beraue gave them land
Limitations- Local government restrictions as they used Jim Crow laws and they often worked low paying jobs

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